Quick and successful negative transition (Pep Guardiola case study) (Download)

Author and Presenter: Athanasios Terzis
Director and Producer: Peter Schreiner
Language: English
Length: 60 min.
 

Effective attacking play combined with quick and successful negative transition using the 4-3-3 formation (FC Barcelona style of play)

The presentation sets a light on how a possession style of play can help a team be extremely effective during the negative transition phase by regaining possession immediately after losing the ball. It provides a complete guide from the basics up to the most complex situations of how a team can use the 4-3-3 formation effectively during the attacking phase, while at the same time stays well balanced and ready to win the ball back as soon as they lose possession. Video analysis from Barcelona style of play and animation will be used to support the analysis as well as animated drills.

Diagram. The appropriate shape during attacking creates many passing options

Diagram. Losing possession

Diagram. The appropriate attacking shape makes the immediate regaining of possession easier by double or triple marking the new player in possession, marking or putting in the shadow the players near the ball zone, controlling the players who can move forward and marking closely the forward potential receiver.